Division of Undergraduates Studies Staff

DUS at University Park
DUS at Penn State Campuses

General Advising Questions

For general advising questions, please email the Division of Undergraduate Studies at dus@psu.edu or contact us with your questions.

University Park

Associate Dean for Advising and Executive Director

David R. Smith, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Advising and Executive Director of the Division of Undergraduate Studies

102 Grange Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-7576
drs46@psu.edu

Associate Directors

Headshot of Associate Director Jeff Gugino
Jeff Gugino
Associate Director
Headshot of Janet Schulenberg
Janet Schulenberg
Senior Director for Curriculum and Technology
Associate Director Jeff Warner
Jeff Warner
Associate Director for Outreach and Orientation

Assistant Directors

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Tanja St. Pierre
Assistant Director for New Student Orientation and Student Engagement

DUS Academic Advisers

Academic Adviser Heather Atkinson
Heather Atkinson
Undergraduate Studies Adviser
Academic Adviser Trevor Brown
Trevor Brown
Undergraduate Studies Adviser
Academic Adviser Richard Brungard
Richard Brungard
Undergraduate Studies Adviser
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Ali Chiavetta
Undergraduate Academic Adviser
Headshot of Kathy Garren
Kathy Garren
Senior Undergraduate Studies Adviser and Pre-Law Adviser
Academic Adviser Irma Gianetti
Irma Giannetti
Senior Undergraduate Studies Adviser & DUS Programs Coordinator, College of Information Sciences & Technology
Director of Advising and DUS Programs Coordinator in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Hilleary Himes
Hilleary Himes
Director of Advising and Senior DUS Programs Coordinator in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
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Rebekka Kuhn
Undergraduate Studies Adviser and DUS Programs Coordinator, Smeal College of Business
Academic Adviser Diana Leach
Diana Leach
Undergraduate Studies Adviser
Headshot of Kait McDougal.
Kait McDougal
Undergraduate Academic Adviser
Headshot of Sherri Metcalfe, white woman, smiling
Sherri Metcalfe
Undergraduate Academic Adviser
Academic Adviser Joan Miller
Joan Miller
Undergraduate Studies Adviser and DUS Programs Coordinator, College of Education
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Nivedita Nagachar
Undergraduate Studies Adviser
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Brian Petrosky
Undergraduate Studies Adviser and DUS Programs Coordinator, College of Health and Human Development
Academic Adviser Brittany Rossi
Brittany Rossi
Undergraduate Studies Adviser and DUS Programs Coordinator, Discover House
Academic Adviser Patricia Schempp
Patricia Schempp
Undergraduate Studies Adviser & DUS Programs Coordinator, Bellisario College of Communications
Academic Adviser Juyeon Schulman
Juyeon Schulman
Undergraduate Studies Adviser
Director of Advising for Agricultural Sciences and Senior DUS Program Coordinator Matt Stumpf
Matt Stumpf
Director of Advising for Agricultural Sciences and Senior DUS Program Coordinator
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Brian Tholl
Undergraduate Academic Adviser

Support Staff

Starfish Consultant John Ellenberger
John Ellenberger
Programmer/Analyst - Starfish Consultant
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Emily Fogel Conway
Starfish Communications Coordinator
Systems Administrator Scott Fotorny
Scott Fotorny
Systems Administrator
Administrative Support Assistant Penny Gates
Penny Gates
Administrative Support Assistant
Administrative Coordinator Emily Herr
Emily Herr
Administrative Coordinator